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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston promises universal childcare in State of City speech

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to announce a universal childcare program Tuesday night in his State of the City address. He also will speak about affordable housing and redevelopment.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston delivers remarks during the State of the City at the Livestock Center at the National Western Center in Denver on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Crime scene tape wraps the perimeter of Ultra Lounge East on Hampden Avenue in Denver following a fatal shooting on Monday, July 20, 2026. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Denver City Council postpones vote on nightclub licenses after shooting left 1 dead, 8 injured

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Denver City Councilwoman Shantel M. Lewis speaks during a press conference in response to the reversal of convictions connected to the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, on Friday, June 5, 2026, outside The Epitome of Black Excellence and Partnership on Welton Street in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Denver Councilwoman Shontel Lewis will run against Mayor Mike Johnston in 2027

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A Denver Motor Vehicle office in Denver on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Denver will end rolling closures of its DMV offices next month

By Elliott Wenzler

July 14, 2026 at 4:36 p.m.

Denver will no longer close its DMV locations on a rolling basis beginning in August,...

Councilman Chris Hinds, in the blue blazer, listens to concerns from his constituents. (Photo by Matt Geiger/BusinessDen)

Capitol Hill residents implore city to crack down on crime, homelessness

By Matthew Geiger

July 14, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

Marty Duman鈥檚 dad bought the apartment building in Capitol Hill on the southeast corner of...

A pair of children look out of the child care center during the grand opening of the Rose on Colfax, a new affordable housing community with a co-located childcare center in the East Colfax neighborhood Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Denver. Mercy Housing, Inc., the nation's largest affordable housing nonprofit that is located in Denver, joined forces with the city of Denver and private and nonprofit organizations to build the 82-unit development in a section of the city that is undergoing rapid gentrification. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver eliminates local childcare license in push for cheaper services

By Elliott Wenzler

July 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

While the ordinance eliminated the local license, the state has a separate process that childcare...

A Ballot Drop Off Box outside the Highland Recreation Center on March 5, 2024 in Denver, United States. 15 States and one U.S. Territory hold their primary elections on Super Tuesday, awarding more delegates than any other day in the presidential nominating calendar. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Colorado election results: How Denver County voted in the primary

By The Denver Post

June 30, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

Live elections results showing how Denver County voted in Colorado's June 30 primary election.

Melat Kiros, now the Democratic nominee in Colorado's 1st Congressional District, addresses a crowd of supporters and declares victory on election night in Denver on June 30, 2026. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)

Melat Kiros defeats 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette in Democratic primary to represent Denver in Congress

By Elliott Wenzler

July 1, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

The election may prove to be a bellwether for deep-blue districts with a new generation...

Denver City Council members, from left, Sarah Parady, Darrell Watson, Amanda Sawyer and Shontel Lewis listen as singer Dominique Jefferson, on the TV screen on the wall, performs after new council members were sworn in at the Denver City and County Building on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Denver City Council approves municipal sentencing reforms, going beyond state Supreme Court ruling

By Elliott Wenzler

June 30, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

Four council members opposed the bill, saying it went too far beyond the state's requirements.

Cars and pedestrians move through the intersection of Wazee Street and 17th Street in Lower Downtown during the evening in Denver on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Looking to park in downtown Denver? Some spots will cost just $5 this summer

By Elliott Wenzler

June 29, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

An app that helps drivers find and reserve parking spaces will offer cheaper options for...

People line up to schedule parking ticket disputes with the municipal court at the Denver City and County Building in Denver on Feb. 3, 2026. The City of Denver recently eliminated an online parking dispute system. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver鈥檚 municipal sentencing reform would go further than required — giving some council members heartburn

By Elliott Wenzler

June 29, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Denver's proposed ordinance, brought by its three most progressive council members, goes beyond what a...

Melat Kiros speaks during her campaign kickoff event for Colorado鈥檚 1st Congressional District to challenge U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette at the Green Spaces Co-Working, Marketplace and Event Space in Denver on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Rep. Diana DeGette鈥檚 allies drop $1.2 million more on ads to help her fend off primary challenge by Melat Kiros

By Elliott Wenzler

June 26, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

Outside groups have now spent a combined $3 million, all in the past month, in...

Constructed in 1902, the Webb house is significant as a well-preserved example of a "Denver Square," or a Foursquare residence, with Classical Revival details, according to Historic Denver. (Photo provided by Historic Denver)

Home of former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, wife Wilma becomes local landmark: ‘History lives here’

By Elliott Wenzler

June 24, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

"History often remembers the speeches delivered in public, but history is sustained by the quiet...

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